weightless

weight·less

adj \ˈwāt-ləs\

Definition of WEIGHTLESS

: having little weight : lacking apparent gravitational pull

— weight·less·ly adverb

— weight·less·ness noun

Examples of WEIGHTLESS

1. a light fabric that feels almost weightless
2. She floated in the pool, weightless.

First Known Use of WEIGHTLESS

circa 1547

Related to WEIGHTLESS

Synonyms: featherlight, feathery, lightweight, underweight, ¹light

Antonyms: heavy, hefty, leaden, overweight, ponderous, weighty

Related Words: bantam, diminutive, little, minute, puny, small, smallish, tiny, undersized (also undersize), wee; flimsy, fragile, insubstantial; petite, slender, slight, slim, thin

Near Antonyms: big, considerable, extensive, goodly, great, handsome, huge, hulking, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), large, largish, massive, overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super, voluminous, whacking; bulky, cumbersome, unwieldy

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Rhymes with WEIGHTLESS

dateless, stateless